WUNRN
55th Session of the UN Commission on
the Status of Women
22 February - 4 March 2011
Written
Statements for CSW 55
Written statements for the fifty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status
of Women (CSW55) may be submitted by NGOs in general consultative status and
special consultative status with ECOSOC on the thematic issues considered in
accordance with ECOSOC resolution 1996/31. Written statements shall be
submitted in one of the official languages of the United Nations (Arabic,
Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish). Statements by organizations
in general consultative status should not exceed 2000 words; statements
by organizations in special consultative status should not exceed 1500 words.
Please note that the word count should include headers, footers, titles,
and agenda item.
Written statements by individual organizations should be submitted by 11 November
2010. The deadline for joint written statements is 18
November 2010. Written statements either by NGOs on the roster or
joint statements that include NGOs on the roster should be submitted by 4
November 2010. Submission deadlines must be strictly observed in order to
ensure timely processing and issuance of the statements as official United
Nations documents for the Commission. Statements must be submitted
through the designated email address for CSW - csw@un.org with
subject line "Written Statement: Name of NGO/General or Special
Consultative Status".
Qi Song
Coordination and Outreach Unit
Division for the Advancement of Women
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations
2 United Nations Plaza, Room DC2-1282D
New York, NY 10017